J. K. Rowling has apologized for erroneously accusing President Donald Trump of refusing to shake hands with a boy who uses a wheelchair. The Harry Potter writer criticized the president after viewing...

What would the children's book world look like if "Harry Potter"had never popped into J.K. Rowling's head, as she's described it, fully formed? Hypotheticals are never easy, but a "Harry Potter"-less...

"I killed Sirius Black! I killed Sirius Black!" Bellatrix Lestrange chants with the cadence of a deranged preschool teacher butchering nursery rhymes for sport in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Ph...

In the face of political tumult, an online literary community is thriving. Writers are signing petitions against the hiring of journalists who deny the existence of global warming; they're using their...

J.K. Rowling has shared a protest plan of action should President Donald Trump make a state visit to the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, the Harry Potter author admitted via Twitter that she would "rather...

This is magic. President Donald Trump attended the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, where he was filmed making a gesture that looks like he is pushing aside Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Marko...

This is magic. President Donald Trump attended the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, where he was filmed making a gesture that looks like he is pushing aside Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Marko...

On Friday, England's West Midlands Police tweeted a callout to Harry Potter fans: Should they see a notecard covered front-to-back in handwritten Hogwartsian lore, they should alert authorities. The...

Is there a character from J.K. Rowling's wizarding world as divisive as Severus Snape? Throughout much of the series, the Hogwarts professor seemed to make it his project to accost Harry and his frie...

J.K. Rowling delivered a heartfelt Christmas message of hope via Twitter on Saturday. The Harry Potter author posted 12 tweets in which she offered encouragement to people who are "going through tough...

J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to fill her fans in on what magic she's been making lately. The Harry Potter author hasn't published a novel since 2015's Career of Evil under her alias "Robert Galbraith,...

As a play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was quite a disappointment. The characters that I always held in the highest regard failed to move me; the dialogue lacked any kind of depth; the humour was lame and forced and the plot unnecessarily convoluted.

It's over. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said the boy wizard's story is finally complete. "Harry is done now," she told the media in London at the premiere of the play "Harry Potter and the Curse...

JK Rowling, director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne were all smiles as they joined the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on stage at the play's official West End opening. Fans leapt t...

Day two of the Jaipur Literature Festival and the crowds—though crowdy—were nothing compared to the 3.25 lakhs expected this weekend by one of the men scanning the bar codes at the entrance. Candy is...

People on top of their game typically don't have more innate potential, skills or luck than the next person, but they sure do make a difference by finding ways to extract the best of what they have at their disposal. To that end, I have compiled eight TED Talk videos that will help you to not only achieve success, but potentially keep the spirit up around it.

Remember the Patil twins from J K Rowling's Harry Potter series? Padma Patil was played by British actress of Bangladeshi origin, Afshan Azad. Both Padma and her sister Parvati were in Harry's class a...